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Very true. Also the general knowledge of chemistry in the general population is absolutely abysmal. So much of our modern world relies on chemistry yet barely anyone knows shit about it.

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Is there a primer I could read to refresh my knowledge of basic chemistry? I prefer the written format. A 50-100 pages document would be ideal. I don't mind chemical equations and math.

You can probably start with college level books since they dont really teach much chemistry in high school anyway.

I was thinking about something less expensive and beefy than one of those $100+, 800 pages textbooks. [1] [2] [3] [4] Something closer in format to the MIT Essential Knowledge Series.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Chemistry-Rich-Bauer/dp/...

[2] https://www.amazon.com/Chemistry-Introduction-General-Organi...

[3] https://www.amazon.com/Introductory-Chemistry-6th-Nivaldo-Tr...

[4] https://www.amazon.com/Introductory-Chemistry-Foundation-Ste...

You can get used, earlier-edition college textbooks very cheaply. The question sets are changed each edition but the text is not meaningfully. I buy some for fun reading and some for reference.

This is the best summation. Period.

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